HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2292        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2830

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to the protection of public safety officers.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/20/2011

Donald F. Humason, Jr.

4th Hampden

1/27/2011

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

2/2/2011

George T. Ross

2nd Bristol

2/3/2011

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

2/3/2011

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

2/3/2011

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

2/4/2011

George N. Peterson, Jr.

9th Worcester

1/26/2011

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/21/2011

Viriato Manuel deMacedo

1st Plymouth

2/1/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2292        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2830

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2830) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others for legislation to establish a criminal penalty for possession of a handcuff key by certain persons held in custody.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1447 OF 2009-2010.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to the protection of public safety officers.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1.  Chapter 268 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 15A the following new section:- 

Section 15B. Any prisoner or inmate of any penal or correctional facility in the commonwealth, whether being held in custody for a court appearance, or committed to any penal or correctional facility in the commonwealth under a lawful order of a court, who is found in possession of a handcuff key shall be punished by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for a term of one year.